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Word Meanings - OVERPROUD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.

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  • PROUDLING
    A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
  • VICTORY
    The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side,
  • PROUD
    prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly;
  • OVERPROUD
    Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.
  • PROUDISH
    Somewhat proud. Ash.
  • MILTONIAN
    Miltonic. Lowell.
  • PROUDLY
    In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.
  • MILTONIC
    Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose.
  • EXCEEDINGLY
    To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.
  • UNDULY
    In an undue manner.
  • PROUDNESS
    The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer.
  • TOP-PROUD
    Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak.
  • HAMILTON PERIOD
    A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology.
  • WINTER-PROUD
    Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
  • MISPROUD
    Viciously proud. Shak.
  • PLACE-PROUD
    Proud of rank or office. Beau. & Fl.
  • PURSE-PROUD
    Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.

 

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